Windows Media Creation Tool Not Enough Space Error [FIXED]

Here are effective fixes for Windows Media Creation tool space issues

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Microsoft offers a Windows Media Creation tool that anyone can use to install or upgrade to different Windows operating systems.

Thetool can be used to create a bootable USB driveas well. However, theMedia Creation toolnot having enough space on Cdisplay not enough space error appear for the users that are trying to install the file on C disk partition.

The error occurs irrespective of whether the user has enough space on their harddriveor not.

Plus, this error can occur due to several reasons, and in this article, we have put together multiple solutions to troubleshoot this error on Windows 10 system.

Why does it say I don’t have enough disk space when I do?

When this memory error message appears, it’s usually because your disk space is used by the current Windows OS or any large files and applications on the specific drive partition.

If it seems that it’s not enough disk space but there is plenty, you should double-check your hard drive and get rid of unwanted large files from your storage.

How to fix Windows Media Creation Tool not having enough space on C?

1. Free up storage in C: Drive

An effective and fast workaround to get rid of Windows Media Creation tool not enough space issue is to free the storage on the C: drive.

Press theWindows keyand typeDisk Cleanup. Open theDisk Cleanuputility from the search.
Select theC:driveunder Drive and clickOK.
Disk Cleanup will calculate how much space can be freed and a pop-up window will display all the data you can clean up.
Select the files you want to delete. Make sure you select the Recycle Bin and the download folder (after taking the backup).
Click on theOKbutton. ClickDelete Filesif asked to confirm the delete process.
The DiskClean-up tool will delete all the selected files from the system.

2. Perform a Clean Install

3. Choose another drive partition

In addition, you should know that an error like this might be encountered in different versions on Windows systems.

For instance, it may appear like we can’t tell if your PC has enough space to continue installation for Windows 10 and stop the process.

It’s worth knowing how much space is recommended for Windows 10 installation media storage. Namely, you need minimum 10GB free space to complete the media creation tool installation.

Windows Media Creation Tool Not Enough Space Error [FIXED]#

Why does it say I don’t have enough disk space when I do?#

How to fix Windows Media Creation Tool not having enough space on C?#

1. Free up storage in C: Drive#

2. Perform a Clean Install#

3. Choose another drive partition#